2023 Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Entrepreneurial Studies for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,484 people earned their degree in entrepreneurship, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States.
Across South Dakota, there were 29 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,091 and $23,788 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurship programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Entrepreneurial Studies for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Entrepreneurial Studies for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Entrepreneurial Studies for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Entrepreneurial Studies for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 8 associates’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,618. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Technical College]](/colleges/southeast-technical-institute/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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